This year’s IPL is widely regarded among viewers as one of the best editions of this tournament so far. One of the major reasons for this season’s high rank is the impact and performance of the Indian players. These players include both experienced cricketers and newcomers. In every field in this IPL, whether batting, bowling or even fielding, the youngsters have proven themselves. Even the experienced cricketers have shown their class. Some have made a comeback, and some have shown why they are in the top spot.
1. Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill has been the most prominent Indian batter who has been consistent throughout the IPL season. He also won the orange cap and scored the second-highest runs in a season in the IPL, after Virat Kohli’s 972. Shubman Gill is also to be credited for his massive role for the Gujarat Titans, who reached their second consecutive final in the first two years of the IPL. based on his IPL performance and the consecutive centuries he scored in the IPL, he earned a spot in the World Test Championship finals.
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
Perhaps the best uncapped Indian player was seen in this IPL. Jaiswal went from a normal opener at the beginning of the IPL to the most impressive Indian uncapped player of the season. This year for the Rajasthan Royals, Jos Butler was not able to deliver up to the mark. In the absence of his form, it was Jaiswal who took over the batting responsibility for the Rajasthan Royals.
3. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli may be living in a new phase of his career as he returns to the IPL after a very poor season in 2022. With his return in the first match, he scored 82 against the Mumbai Indians. He is the third-highest run scorer of the season, even though his team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, could not qualify for the playoffs. He scored two consecutive centuries in the IPL this year. Virat Kohli’s consistency was also seen this season, as his run score tally reached more than 600.
4. Mohammad Shami
Mohammad Shami has been the purple cap holder this year, and the main reason for his upliftment is his ability to take wickets in the first few overs of the power play. For the Gujarat Titans, Mohammad Shami has taken early wickets in almost every match. Due to his consistency, he delivered with the skill set of swinging the balls up and down in the first overs like a test match. This performance by Mohammad Shami made him the top bowler for the Indian side in the upcoming World Test Championship. Shami had been the commander of the Gujarat bowling attack, which is responsible for the Gujarat Titan’s two successful campaigns in the IPL in their first two seasons in the tournament.
5. Mohit Sharma
This is perhaps the comeback story of the season. Mohit Sharma has been the find of the season for the Gujarat Titans. He made his comeback after being unsold in the last IPL and from being a net bowler for the Gujarat Titans, and this year he is the leading wicket-taker for not only the Gujarat Titans but also the leading death over wicket-taker in this year’s IPL. Mohit Sharma won the Player of the Match award in the very first game he played for the Gujarat Titans. Throughout this year, he has produced many spells that have changed the game for the Gujarat Titans. Memorable spells such as those in Qualifier 1 and the finals will be memorable throughout.
6. Ruturaj Gaikwad
The Chennai Super Kings opener always struggles to find his rhythm in the first few matches of the IPL every year, but this season he has started scoring runs since the beginning and has been impressive all over the season. He has been able to understand the game this season in a perfect manner, as his batting as an opener with Devon Conway has been among the top opening pairs, just below the opening pair of the best and the most experienced Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli. In almost all the matches, they have given Chennai a very powerful start, no matter what the condition was. Even in the finals, they began the chase and led the Chennai Super Kings to their fifth IPL trophy.
7. Mohammad Siraj
Mohammad Siraj is also the other bowler who is considered to be the most improved. He started delivering on the feats that he had been supposed to for a long time. This year, he began taking wickets in the first overs and power play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He started swinging the ball, and this year he was not even the expensive bowler that he is considered to be. From being a struggling bowler to a perfect opening bowler, Mohammad Siraj also earned a spot in the World Test Championship finals alongside Mohammad Shami.
8. Suryakumar Yadav
The only Indian batter for the Mumbai Indians to show form and make runs was Suryakumar Yadav. He began to perform consistently and make the Mumbai middle orders take control of the Mumbai batting, which was under heavy pressure due to the failure of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in most of the matches this season.
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal is the best Indian leg spinner around. This year, he became the highest wicket-taker in the history of the IPL. Chahal always produces wickets, no matter what the overs are, against whom, or what the condition of the match is. Chahal was also leading the purple cap charts this year for some time. Chahal has always been the go-through bowler for the Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier and now for the Rajasthan Royals.
10. Piyush Chawla
He is the most unexpected and unusual finding in this IPL. Chawla was nowhere in the picture in the auctions or at the beginning of the IPL. Chawla came into the spotlight when he started picking up wickets for the Mumbai Indians and started to claim the middle over for them. The Mumbai Indians lacked power in their bowling, but if it had not have been for Piyush Chawla then, they would have faced more problems qualifying for the playoffs.
